Placement of Posts
Document 1792Details on supplying troops. Personal opinion on location of proposed post to defend frontier. Craig advised a post at Presquilles instead of Canagwa Creek. Noted attributes.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Details on supplying troops. Personal opinion on location of proposed post to defend frontier. Craig advised a post at Presquilles instead of Canagwa Creek. Noted attributes.
Date
01/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Pitt
Collection
Document number
1792012054001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Northern Indians
Northwestern Indians
Cornplanter
Lieutenant Jeffers
detachment
South Western Tribes
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Franklin
Fort Pitt
Presquille
Canawaga Creek
Presque Isle
Detroit River
Cossawago
Miami River
Labeauf
harbor
Notable items
provisions
reinforce garrison
baggage
fuel
straw
quarters
pack horses
settlement